DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 30 March 1911, Page 579

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

At the exhibition of the A.M.D.G. Guild of the Perpetual Adoration, which will be opened at St. Dominic's Priory on Holy Thursday by his Lordship the Bishop, there will be exhibited, in addition to the work of the members, Irish lace and vestments received from convents in Ireland and New Zealand.

In the third grade cricket competition the Christian Brothers’ A team are premiers, having played 19 matches, and only lost 3. Considering this is their second year in the Association, they' have done remarkably well. In the fourth grade competition the Christian Brothers’ team are second on the list. In the schools’ senior grade the Christian Brothers’ A team are champions.

The Christian Brothers’ School, Dunedin, was inspected and examined last week by the Rev. Brother Barron, Provincial of the Christian Brothers in Australasia. Out of 300 pupils on the roils 285 were examined, and Brother Barron was greatly pleased with the results, the work of the boys being of a very high order of merit, whilst the whole tone of the school was exceptionally good. His last official visit to Dunedin was in 1907, and even since then the school has made marked progress in numbers and efficiency. Rev. Brother Barron left on Sunday afternoon for Hobart for the purpose of inspecting St. Virgil’s College, lately opened there in charge of the Christian Brothers.

The annual meeting of St. Joseph’s Harriers was hell in St. Joseph’s Hall last week. The Rev. Father Corcoran presided over a large attendance of members, and in moving the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet congratulated the members on the past season as being a very successful one. Judging by the large attendance that night and the number of new members present, the club’s prospects for the coining season pointed to one of the best in the history of the club. The report and balance sheet were adopted. The election of office-bearers resulted as follows: —Patron, Rev. Father Coffey: president, Hon. J. B. Callan, ALL.C.; vice-presidents, Rev. Father Buckley, Mrs. A. Jackson, Air. AI. Goughian, Dr. E. J. O’Neill, Air. J. Miller ; captain, Air. James Swanson; deputy-cap-tain, Air. J. Hughes; general committee, Alessrs. J. Hughes, James Swanson, J. AlcKenzie, P. J. Gorman, and I). O’Connell; hen. auditor, Air. E. W. Spain; delegate to N.Z.A.A.A., Air. J. B. Callan, jun ; hen. secretary and treasurer, Air. J. AlcKenzie; hen. life member, Air." T. J.

Hussey. Twelve new members were elected. The following is the season's list of honors: —Four-mile Cross-country Handicap: J. McKenzio 1, I). O'Connell 2, James Swanson 3. Club Championship, 5 miles cross-country: James Swanson 1, W. Butcher 2, James Hughes 3. Sealed Handicap : D. O'Connell 1, W. Butcher 2, J. Hughes 3. Open Event, Port-Dunedin Road Race: James Swanson 3. Attendance badges: Messrs. James Swanson, L. Coughlan, W. Butcher, and J. McKenzie. The opening run of the club was fixed for April 8, from the residence of the Hon. J. B. Callan, M.L.C., Leven street, Roslyn. TRINITY COLLEGE. Of the six local exhibitions allotted by Trinity College, London, to New Zealand, Tasmania, and Canada (two in each division), three have been awarded this year to St. Dominic's College, Dunedin, in the following order: Elsie Paton. Senior (advanced grade) honors, 98 marks (the highest percentage in the Dominion). Value of ex£9 9s. Marjory Collins. —Senior (advanced grade) honors, 96. Value of exhibition, £9 9s. Rosalie Chiaroni.—Junion division honors. 98. Value of exhibition. £6 6s. In the theoretical examination of December last Marjory Collins obtained 89 marks (honors), and Mary J. McCarthy 88 (honors), both in the advanced grade.